A symbolic gravestone in St Andrew?s Churchyard, Peebles
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A symbolic gravestone in St Andrew?s Churchyard, Peebles
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 14 Apr 2022
This 18th century stone displays a symbol of immortality in the form of a splendid winged soul representing the soul of the deceased leaving the body on the journey to heaven. The skull, hourglass and crossed bones are symbols of mortality. The stone is inscribed Fugit Hora (time flies) and Memento Mori (remember death). The stone is for Thomas Gibsone who died 4th February 1717 aged 73, and his wife Anne Isobel Gibsone who died 8th November 1726 aged 78. Other family members are also mentioned.
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Image Location
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55.652789
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-3.199478